Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report The pace of the fall in crude oil stocks accelerated this week. At the same time, gasoline stocks rose but there were more positive indicators of demand with an upturn in refinery activity and strong... 24th June 2015 · 1 min read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (May. 15) According to the International Aluminium Institute, global aluminium production grew by nearly 12% y/y in May, led by a marked increase in China’s output. Excluding China, global production rose by a... 22nd June 2015 · 1 min read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (May. 15) World Steel Association (WSA) data for May show a 2.1% y/y decline in global steel output, with falls in most of the largest producers. However, some recovery can be expected in coming months, notably... 22nd June 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report After a sharp drop last week, the pace of the fall in crude oil stocks slowed this week. At the same time, there was a modest uptick in gasoline stocks, which are now in the upper half of their long... 17th June 2015 · 1 min read
Metals Data Response South Africa’s Mine Production (Apr.) South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGM) production fell slightly m/m in April but has returned to pre-strike levels. While this could adversely impact platinum and palladium prices in the short... 11th June 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US crude oil stocks fell sharply last week, registering the largest weekly decline since July last year. This was in contrast to the previous three weeks of data which had suggested the pace of the... 10th June 2015 · 1 min read
Metals Data Response World Gold Official Reserves (Apr.) Global central banks continued to buy gold for diversification purposes in April. Buying was mostly concentrated among emerging markets’ central banks, with Russia once again particularly active. 8th June 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US crude oil stocks continued to fall last week. However, the drop was the smallest since stocks began declining at the start of May 3rd June 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Today’s US data provide mixed signals, with stocks of crude oil falling and demand from refineries increasing, but production rising sharply. 28th May 2015 · 1 min read
Metals Data Response China’s gold imports (Apr.) A fall in mainland China’s gold imports from Hong Kong in April has been more than offset by higher imports of the metal by India. Hence, we believe fears of a slowdown in demand from key emerging... 28th May 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Last week’s fall in US weekly oil stocks all but confirms that April’s highs marked the peak. What’s more, US oil production declined by the most significant amount in almost a year and demand picked... 20th May 2015 · 1 min read
Metals Data Response Q1 World Gold Council Demand Trends The World Gold Council depicts a broadly stable picture of the gold market in Q1 in its latest World Demand Trends report, published today. While jewellery demand fell by 3% y/y, investment demand... 14th May 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report A further fall in US weekly oil stocks suggests that April’s highs marked the peak. However, if the drawdown continues at the current rate it will take another year before stocks are back to more... 13th May 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Today’s data provide the best evidence yet that US oil stocks are at least levelling out and maybe about to start to trend lower. What’s more, the data also showed a further increase in demand and... 6th May 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Today’s data provide more evidence that the growth in US oil stocks is starting to slow, although it will still be some time before stocks actually fall. 29th April 2015 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Today’s data provide more evidence that US oil production is beginning to decline in response to lower prices rather than weather-related blips. 22nd April 2015 · 1 min read
